A decade of photos from the world's most infamous backcountry gap
November 5, 2009, 1:52 AM
By: John Symms
Photo: Brent Benson
Chad's Gap. Who knew that a couple mine tailing piles could be so fun? Peep The Gallery »
Salt Lake City photographer Brent Benson has been shooting skiers on Chad's Gap since it was first built. In that time, he's amassed a portfolio from the gap that includes such illustrious names as Candide Thovex, Jon Olsson, and Tanner Hall. And here I am, still wondering how you get to it from the base of Alta.
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Contributors
John Symms
My friend is a pro. In fact, many of my friends are pros. How else do you think I got this job?
Tim Mutrie
Journalist and blog-a-neer, big mtn. correspondent Tim has a desk-sized condo in a little place called Aspen.
Seth Morrison
If you don't know who Seth is, just click out of this blog and walk away. (Seth is a big mtn. legend, you see.)
Sage Cattabriga-Alosa
Sage went from washing dishes professionally to freeskiing professionally — aka "professional growth."
Ingrid Backstrom
World traveler, prolific ripper, reader and smiler, Ingrid lives in a cabin at the base of Squaw Valley.
Nate Abbott
Driven by coffee, powder, music, laughing, books & possibilities, photographer Nate is a lurker with Leica.
Liam Downey
Vermonster, Level 1 vet and large animal veterinarian, Liam's 6'5" frame makes him a large animal himself.
